Rijk Zwaan Achieves Stable Growth

06 November 2026, Netherlands: Rijk Zwaan grew its revenue by 7.5% in the 2025/2026 financial year, taking the net annual total to €735 million. The growth occurred across virtually all of the fruit and vegetable breeding company’s active regions and crops.

Highlights 2025/2026 financial year

• Net revenue increased by 7.5% to €735 million
• Net profit was €90 million (2024/2025: €68 million)
• Rijk Zwaan opened new facilities in Brazil, the Netherlands and South Korea

“Stability is a hallmark of our business operations,” says Ben Tax, Rijk Zwaan’s board member. “Our primary objective is to offer employees a job for life, and financial stability plays an essential part in this. It enables us to continue investing in our employees, in innovation and in sustainable solutions for the world food supply.”

Innovating with impact

Research and innovation are at the heart of Rijk Zwaan’s activities. Thanks to its continuous investment in breeding, the company develops fruit and vegetable varieties that are not only more robust in the face of challenges such as climate change, pests and diseases, but also meet consumer expectations.

Over the past financial year, Rijk Zwaan has launched various new concepts. These include aphid-resistant iceberg lettuce varieties, cabbage varieties optimised for mechanised harvesting and processing, and ‘Candy Ball’ watermelons weighing 1-2 kilograms – a convenient size that aligns with consumer wishes. These examples illustrate how the company is responding to needs across the entire fresh value chain: from more sustainable cultivation methods and more efficient processing, to products that tie in with consumer preferences.

Expanding the worldwide network

Rijk Zwaan continues to expand its worldwide network to remain close to its customers and keep pace with market developments. The company has opened a new breeding station in Brazil to develop varieties suitable for tropical and subtropical climates. In South Korea, a new Rijk Zwaan subsidiary has been set up to better serve that market. Another of the company’s newly opened facilities is the Trial Centre Open Field in the Netherlands. There, customers and value chain partners can see and experience new varieties and cultivation concepts for open-field crops such as lettuces, brassicas and leeks under real-world conditions.

These investments further strengthen Rijk Zwaan’s worldwide network, which spans more than a hundred countries and is built on close collaboration with growers, processing companies, retailers and other partners in the fresh value chain. In addition to being physically present, the company utilises digital methods to share knowledge within its international network and stay close to customers. Examples include making its crop data available to growers, selling its seeds online in an increasing number of countries, and providing digital access to technical knowledge through e-learning modules.

Growth in different countries brings with it different cultures. In this context, Rijk Zwaan’s unique company culture remains a key unifying factor throughout the organisation. It is equally important all over the world, according to Ben Tax.

Contributing to world food supply

Hundreds of millions of people around the world eat vegetables grown from Rijk Zwaan seeds. In other words, the breeding company makes a significant contribution to the availability of fresh, healthy produce for consumers worldwide.

In a world facing geopolitical tensions, changing trade routes and logistical challenges, it remains particularly important to develop reliable and futureproof solutions for fruit and vegetable production. “It is precisely against this dynamic backdrop that we aim to be a stabilising force,” says Ben Tax. “We do this together with our colleagues and partners across the globe. This is how we – and our seeds – will continue to build a stable foundation for the world’s food supply.”

Rijk Zwaan filed its financial results with the Chamber of Commerce on 4 November 2026.

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